Day 43: Planet of Giants

This episode, as the title would suggest, takes place in a planet of giants, where everything is much taller than our heroes. Or so it would seem, however 10 minutes into the episode, it is revealed that they have in fact been shrunk down, and they have landed on contempary Earth and are viewing the world from the perspective of ants. This is a brilliant concept, and one that was put forward for the first serial, before being recycled for the opening of the second series. One must remember that for almost every single episode, the TARDIS crew have been visiting worlds that have been alien to them, be they Aztec temples or acid seas, they are all different to the things that one would see at home. And so to see everyday objects made into an alien setting, it's fascinating, as it allows us to realise how terrifying the world can be, if viewed at the wrong size. And so we are brought to mind that this is one of the most alien worlds that we have encountered, and it can be found in your backyard, bringing the danger closer to home, something we'll get to in a couple more episodes, but for now, let's just appreciate the world that we don't often get a close-up viewing of.